The absence of a clear policy on Pacific ‘rock’ oysters is threatening the future of UK shellfish aquaculture businesses, writes the Shellfish Association of Great Britain The UK’s Pacific oyster industry is under threat following recommendations from Natural England, the…
Jersey fishermen: ‘We’re tired of French threats and we’re ready’ A Jersey fishermen’s leader says the French have deliberately engineered a confrontation with Jersey and the UK by making excessive and false licence applications to fish in Jersey waters that…
Greenpeace activists stopped a French fly-shooter from fishing on an MPA off the Sussex coast last week. Onboard the Greenpeace vessel was local Green Party MP Caroline Lucas (Brighton Pavilion), who takes a keen interest in protecting MPAs. Caroline Lucas…
Brussels backs France as UK stands by Jersey Jersey’s fishing fleet is tied up, as fishermen in French ports are obstructing landings by Jersey vessels and ports are refusing to take exports of Jersey shellfish, reports Tim Oliver. Tensions between…
Two Royal Navy patrol boats were stationed off Jersey on Thursday morning as a fleet of an estimated 70 to 80 French fishing vessels stood off St Helier, reports Tim Oliver. They were threatening to blockade the port in retaliation…
In this issue of Fishing News, our lead story is Tim Oliver’s report on the government setting provisional TACs for UK-EU shared stocks for the remainder of 2021, or until an agreement is reached with the EU Plus the latest news…
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Tim Oliver reports on a two-day international conference, held in London, to find answers to the problems in the UK scallop sector The organisers of an international conference on the management of the UK scallop sector said they were ‘thrilled’…
Scallop deal for over-15s as French transfer effort Under-15s await details of compensation package Under-15m scallopers have been asked to stay away from the area, pending the outcome of further talks on compensation that were taking place in Paris on…
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